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Sagar Kochhar on Building a Food Empire: From Faasos to the World's Largest Internet Restaurant | Anupam Gupta | Paisa Vaisa
Season 1 · Episode 527

Sagar Kochhar on Building a Food Empire: From Faasos to the World's Largest Internet Restaurant | Anupam Gupta | Paisa Vaisa

Paisa Vaisa with Anupam Gupta

August 11, 20251h 10m

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Show Notes

In this exclusive Paisa Vaisa episode, host Anupam Gupta sits down with Saga Kochhar, co-founder of Rebel Foods, the company that revolutionized the food industry with the cloud kitchen model.

Sagar shares the strategic decisions and "lightbulb moments" that turned Rebel Foods from a single QSR chain into the world's largest internet restaurant platform, with a portfolio of over 30 successful brands like Faasos, Behrouz Biryani, and Ovenstory.

This episode is a masterclass in business innovation, covering:

  • Cloud Kitchen Unit Economics: How the multi-brand playbook optimizes costs.

  • Data-Driven Brand Building: Using consumer insights to launch new brands.

  • The Power of Scalability: Ensuring food consistency with "de-skilled" recipes.

  • Pivoting for Success: The strategic decision to go all-in on cloud kitchens.

  • Entrepreneurship and Strategy: Advice on "intellectual honesty" and product-market fit.

  • Future of Food Tech: The grand mission to disrupt the global food industry.

Whether you're a startup founder, investor, or simply curious about the business of food, this episode provides a rare look inside a company that is fundamentally changing how we eat.

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